Apple iPhone 16 vs Apple iPhone 5 Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone 16

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Apple iPhone 5

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Apple iPhone 16 or Apple iPhone 5 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone 16 Apple iPhone 5
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Release date 2024, September 09 2012, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 147.6 x 71.6 x 7.8 mm | 5.81 x 5.81 x 2.82 in 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm | 4.87 x 4.87 x 2.31 in
Weight 170 g | 6 oz 112 g | 3.95 oz
Body Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Black, White, Pink, Teal, Ultramarine Black/Slate, White/Silver
Battery 3561 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 1440 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 225 h (2G) / Up to 225 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 40 h
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Screen

Technology Super Retina XDR OLED LED-backlit IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.1" in 4" in
Screen area 91.7 cm2 44.1 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 86.8% 60.8%
Screen resolution 1179 x 2556 px 640 x 1136 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 460 PPI 326 PPI
Screen protection Ceramic Shield glass (2024 gen) Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 2000 nits (HBM)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Dual 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
-12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.4, 33mm (standard), 1/3.2'', 1.4µm, AF
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Main Score 147
DxOMark Photo 149
DxOMark Video 154
Front camera, selfie 12 MP, Single 1.2 MP, Single
Specifications 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
1.2 MP, f/2.4, 35mm (standard)
Functions HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec. face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 720p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS iOS 18, upgradable to iOS 18.1 iOS 6, upgradable to iOS 10.3.3
Chipset - Apple A18 (3 nm) - Apple A6 (32 nm)
CPU - Hexa-core (2x4.04 GHz + 4x2.20 GHz) - Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift (ARM v7-based)
GPU Apple GPU (5-core graphics) PowerVR SGX 543MP3 (triple-core graphics)
External memory No No
Internal memory 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR2

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM and eSIM - International
Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China
Nano-SIM
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM)
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66 - A3287
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3081
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3286
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - A3288
-5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3287
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A3081
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3286
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3288
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GSM A1428 
CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - GSM A1428 
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA A1429
-4G - LTE band 4(1700/2100), 17(700) - GSM A1428 
LTE 700 / 850 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429 
LTE 850 / 1800 / 2100 - GSM A1429
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, tri-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot
GPS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
USB USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.08 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 1.24 W/kg (head)     1.41 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 1.18 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.95 W/kg (head)     0.90 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - 16-bit/44.1kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip)
-Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite
- Fast charging, Power Delivery 2.0, 50% in 30 min
-25W Wireless charging (MagSafe), 15W Wireless charging (China only)
-15W Wireless charging (Qi2)
-4.5W Reverse charging
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

- Siri natural language commands and dictation
Versions
- Versions: A3287 (International); A3081 (USA); A3286 (Middle East, Canada, Mexico); A3288 (China, Hong Kong)

- Supported LTE Networks

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